January Happenings @ the Library!

Thinking Library!

Carole Stanger

January 21, 2012

New Books Upstairs @ the library!

Vigilante by Stephen Cannell

Locked On by Tom Clancy

77 Shadow Street by Dean R. Koontz

Death Benefit by Robin Cook

Down the Darkest Road by Tami Hoag

Leopard by Jo Nesbo

D C Dead by Stuart Woods

Coming Events @ the Library!

• Library Hours!

Monday – Friday 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Sundays—closed

• Check out our website http://www.atlantic.lib.ia.us

• The Library Board regular meeting Monday, Feb.13, 5:30 p.m. upstairs

• Wednesdays, Jan.25, Feb. 8 & Feb.22—Preschool Story Times for 3-4 year olds from 10-11 a.m.
• Thursdays, Jan.26, Feb.9, & Feb. 23—Preschool Story Times for 4-5 year olds from 10-11 a.m.
• Wednesday, Jan. 25 –Grades 1-3 , 3:00-4:00 pm. “Jungle Journey”
• Wednesday, Mar. 28 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Library meeting/program room All Cass County Reads Program by author Rosanne Bachman for her book Driving to Clarinda!

Did You Know…the Atlantic Public Library has a public fax service? The fax fee is a dollar per page either sent or received. Our fax # is 712-243-5011.

Behind My Desk…

New things are happening in the Genealogy Department. As I’ve mentioned before, they now have a phone extension. That has helped us to not have so many messages over the intercom system to interrupt our patrons who are working or reading.

They should have by the time this article is printed in the paper a new microfilm reader scanner. Our old one has gone to that recycle bin in the sky. It was a good friend, but it’s time had come. The new one will work with a computer and regular desk printer. Thanks to the Friends of the Library, the department will have a new computer, printer, and monitor. We appreciate their donation for those items. This was not as easy a transfer of equipment as I had hoped for. I think the wait will be worth it.

Staffing is always an important duty for the library director. Janie is slowly working her way back to full time after taking eight weeks for foot surgery and other crises. Last Friday was Kelsey’s last day with us. She plans to further her education, and we wish her well. Yes, we do have an opening for a part-time page at the library. Stop by the library for an application and more information.

At the last board meeting it was decided to change to a cleaning service for the library, so I’m looking into contract bids for that.

This week I went with some of the other Cass County librarians to visit the Cyber Library on the Council Bluffs campus of Iowa Western Community College. My, oh, my!

I should also mention that yes, the library does have copies of the three main Federal tax forms (1040EZ, 1040A, and the 1040). Unfortunately, we do not have instructions for the 1040 yet. We have ordered them and the reproducible tax forms, but the government has notified us that it will be at least the end of January before we see them. I know. Irritating, isn’t it?

One last thing…I’ve been doing one of my favorite tasks again. Take a look at the library webpage at www.atlantic.lib.ia.us. I added a weather “widget” to the page, so you can see what the weather people think is happening in Atlantic with radar, road conditions, weather alerts and forecasts. Stay warm and safe, and …Keep Thinking Libraries!